“For me the music community was always like a model for what could be. The way people would play together, just harmony and being - old guys and young guys, black guys and white guys. It was setting an example for what the rest of us could be.” PeopleWayPlayTogetherYoungGuyBlackCommunityWhiteExampleModelsHarmonySettingSettingsWhite GuysOld GuysYoung GuysBlack GuysBeing OldSetting An Example Author:Bill Frisell
“Every time I play with someone, not just a new person, but someone I've been with all along, that's where I really learn.” PersonsPlay Author:Bill Frisell
“I've been lucky with the circle of people I'm playing with. We've played enough that there's a language we talk with each other when we play.” PeopleEnoughPlayLanguageLuckyCircles Author:Bill Frisell
“I can write the stuff and play it myself and have something in my head, but the best feeling is when somebody else plays it and they're hearing something other than what I'm hearing.” WritingI CanPlayFeelingsStuffHearing Author:Bill Frisell
“I'm basically a pretty shy person and I don't dance or get into fights. But there are all these things inside me that get out when I perform. It's like a real world when I play, here I can do all the things that I can't do in real life.” WorldPersonsI CanRealPlayFightingCan DoReal LifeShyReal WorldShy Person Author:Bill Frisell
“There's so much music out there & so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.” PlayMusicPossibilityInstrumentsJazzSaxophone Author:Bill Frisell
“I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.” ImportantPlayPlayerPossibilityInstrumentsGuitarTrumpetsGuitar PlayerCopyingSaxophone Author:Bill Frisell
“In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument. There's always this sound out there that's just a little bit beyond my reach and I'm trying to get there and that just sort of keeps me going.” WayFeelsTryingFirstsLittlesPlayBitsSoundLittle BitFirst TimeInstruments Author:Bill Frisell
